I am curious to hear from people who started vaping without having smoked beforehand.

I’m curious about these things - feel free to respond to as many or as few of them as you wish. Primarily I am thinking about nicotine, but feel free to reply if you vape something different.

  1. What age were you when you started vaping? Feel free to reply with a vague range (e.g. 12-15) or description (e.g. young teen / adult)

  2. Why did you start?

  3. Do you regret having ever started? If so, why do you regret it?

  4. Have you noticed any long-term negative health effects from vaping?

  5. Do you feel that the socialogical and/or legal issues around vaping are more or less of a concern than health effects? (e.g. having to go outside to vape, vaping being banned/restricted in certain places/situations/countries, the risks of vaping being more legally controlled in future, etc.)

  6. Do you feel that the financial cost of vaping is more or less of a concern than the health effects?

No need to follow the numbered format or anything, this isn’t a survey, I’m just looking for answers to these questions for my own personal curiosity! Also, feel free to add any more information that you wish!

Please only share from your personal experience - no links to news stories or studies, please.

Also, not interested in responses from ex-smokers, sorry - those can be found in huge volume already.

  • Blake [he/him]OP
    2•1 year ago

    Interesting, thank you for sharing. What would you say you most enjoy about vaping? How much e-liquid do you get through in, say, a month? Have you ever been tempted to try e-liquid containing nicotine?

    • Frater MusEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      What would you say you most enjoy about vaping?

      • It kept me from stress-eating.
      • I liked the recipe experimentation
      • I have always liked watching how smoke plumes move in the air
      • I enjoyed the math and the physical action of making coils

      How much e-liquid do you get through in, say, a month?

      I don’t remember, it’s been a few years. Maybe a hundred ml?

      Have you ever been tempted to try e-liquid containing nicotine?

      I had bulk nic for making juice for others. I do not enjoy nicotine and would not take it for recreational purposes. There is some evidence that there are neuroprotective aspects, so had I continued I might have added 0.5mg/ml or something for that purpose.

      I stopped because I travel fulltime now and the constant altitude changes caused constant leaking and mess.